Cover Supervisor

Tottington High School; Bury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

37 days holiday rising to 39 with long

Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan

DiscountForTeachers Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Cycle to work

Job summary

Tottington High School in England is seeking a Cover Supervisor to join our supportive secondary school team as soon as possible. You will supervise classes when teachers are absent, deliver pre-prepared work and help pupils stay engaged, focused and well behaved throughout the lesson.

This role suits someone passionate about education and working with young people. Previous school experience is advantageous, though transferable skills and a commitment to supporting pupils are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school or educational setting is advantageous.
• Ability to supervise classes and maintain positive behaviour in line with school policies.

Responsibilities

• Supervise classes in the absence of their usual teacher.
• Deliver lessons and activities using work and resources provided by teaching staff.
• Ensure pupils remain engaged with their learning and complete the work set.
• Maintain a positive, calm and purposeful learning environment.
• Manage behaviour in line with the school's policies and procedures.
• Provide appropriate support and encouragement to pupils.
• Report any issues, concerns or incidents to the relevant member of staff.
• Support the wider life of the school and contribute positively to the school community.
• Promote and uphold the school's safeguarding and behaviour expectations at all times

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, reliable and committed Cover Supervisor to join our supportive secondary school team as soon as possible.

As a Cover Supervisor, you will play an important role in maintaining continuity of learning when teachers are absent. You will supervise whole classes, deliver pre-prepared work and ensure that pupils remain engaged, focused and well behaved throughout the lesson.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about education and enjoys working with young people. Previous experience of working within a school or educational setting would be advantageous, although we would also welcome applications from individuals with relevant transferable skills and a genuine commitment to supporting pupils.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise classes in the absence of their usual teacher.
• Deliver lessons and activities using work and resources provided by teaching staff.
• Ensure pupils remain engaged with their learning and complete the work set.
• Maintain a positive, calm and purposeful learning environment.
• Manage behaviour in line with the school's policies and procedures.
• Provide appropriate support and encouragement to pupils.
• Report any issues, concerns or incidents to the relevant member of staff.
• Support the wider life of the school and contribute positively to the school community.
• Promote and uphold the school's safeguarding and behaviour expectations at all times

Tottington High School is committed to the continued professional development of all members of staff and the sustained successful performance of all its academies.

At THS we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence.

We want to inspire our school community to believe they can achieve their high aspirations and will be successful in the future.

We will accomplish this by:

• Working as a team and promoting inclusivity
• Striving for greatness everyday
• Being inspired to reach our goals

All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills and experience for this position.

AtShaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life.Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, orleading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful.

Ourvalues—opportunity, integrity, community, and equity—guide everything wedo. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power oflearning.” We bring this to life through our mission: workingtogether to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voicematters, and every learner thrives.

Weare a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools,proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury.

Ourpeople are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their developmentthrough high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes,and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled,confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster aculture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a realdifference.

Youwill join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and astrong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust hasan equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailoredlearning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures.

Ifyou have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and createfutures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team.

Together,let’s make the remarkable happen.

Webelieve every child has the potential to be extraordinary.

Inour secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach tocurriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for allstudents, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculummodels don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate andprovide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. Wewant our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful,and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of ourinnovation include moving towards a trust wide approach to enrichment andcompetitions, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunitiesfor essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducingvocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal schoolcurriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities todevelops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto TLevels and apprenticeships.

Weare currently at an exciting point in their evolution, with collaboration atthe heart of our collective endeavour. We don’t operate in silos: we value thepower of the pack and strive to collaborate as a collective, ensuring no schoolor colleague is left behind. We are currently co-constructing an alignedcurriculum across all EBacc curriculum subjects, to create a world classcurriculum, rich in powerful knowledge and skills. This is driving up standardsthrough the sharing of the very best practice, whilst allowing each schoolsufficient flexibility for autonomy to do what is right for their localcontext. A by-product of this approach has been the reduction in planningworkload for colleagues, meaning they can spend more time on the things thatmatter and fostering strong relationships with pupils and delivery of thecurriculum.

ShawEducation Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching orSupport Staff employment:

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (SupportStaff)/Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
• Support Staff only based on working full time,all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day ofemployment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’service including Bank Holidays
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoyhealth services designed to support your well-being
  
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Supportand Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection ofdiscounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute ofEducation and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute andflourish in your role and in the Trust.

Weknow our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed toensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewardingone.

Colleagueswithin the Trust benefit from:

Access to a full range of courses both in-house andprofessionally accredited. These courses include a variety of the NationalProfessional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programme delivered byShaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute.

• Experiencedleadership and subject-specific support
• Guidancefrom former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust
• Accessto the Trust’s Institute of Education and SCITT
• Opportunitiesto work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional Advocate
• Participatingin peer reviews
• Accessto a suite of online courses
• Placementprojects within our family of schools

Actual Salary: £22,653 - £23,755
Working hours: 37 hours per week – Term time only plus 5 Inset days – 39 working weeks